How to Use malicious mischief in a Sentence

malicious mischief

noun
  • He was arraigned last week on charges of fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief.
    Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Sheriff’s deputies were called, and Thomas made a citizen’s arrest on Chance, charging him with malicious mischief.
    Cathy Locke, sacbee, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Jurors on Wednesday convicted each man of two counts of simple assault and one count of malicious mischief.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 June 2016
  • One of the major lectures … was addressed to six Harlandale youths charged with malicious mischief in breaking a streetlight.
    From Express-News Archives, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The suspect has since been charged with robbery in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, extortion in the first degree, unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree and malicious mischief in the first degree.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Rowe was booked on three criminal counts — malicious mischief, malicious harassment and a hate crime, according to King County Jail records.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2020
  • According to court records, Wilson has been arrested 50 times in Washington and has been convicted of three felonies — malicious mischief and assault — and 21 misdemeanors.
    Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 15 Sep. 2017
  • He was arrested later that night and eventually charged with assault, drive-by shooting, unlawful possession of a firearm and malicious mischief.
    Katherine Sypher and Anthony J. Wallace, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2020
  • He was arrested for malicious mischief, according to the report, which cited a probable cause statement from the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.
    Fox News, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Sherman also faces charges of reckless endangerment of roadway workers and third-degree malicious mischief.
    Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 July 2021
  • Sherman, who was released from jail Thursday, was arraigned on five criminal charges that also include reckless endangerment of road workers and malicious mischief.
    Gene Johnson, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • Rowe has a long string of previous arrests, according to jail records, having been accused of malicious mischief, property damage, assault and harassment in previous incidents, jail records showed.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Rodriguez was then taken into custody on suspicion of reckless driving, eluding an officer, and two counts of malicious mischief or property damage, police said.
    Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 22 Feb. 2018
  • He was booked into the Sacramento County jail on Sept. 15 under suspicion of robbery, attempted carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon, evading, felony vandalism and malicious mischief.
    Emily Zentner, sacbee, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Sherman was booked into jail in Seattle on suspicion of resisting arrest, malicious mischief and residential burglary.
    Gene Johnson, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021
  • Churchman was wanted for multiple charges, including domestic violence, burglary in the first degree, theft of a firearm, domestic violence malicious mischief in the second degree and interfering with reporting.
    Emily Goodykoontz | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2019
  • These crimes — larceny, residential burglary, fraud, commercial burglaries, malicious mischief and some domestic crimes — fell 3.8 percent.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Sherman is also facing charges of criminal trespass with a domestic violence designation, malicious mischief and resisting arrest.
    oregonlive, 16 July 2021
  • Prosecutors charged Sherman with driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, malicious mischief, criminal trespass and resisting arrest.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2021
  • However, Masaniai found probable cause that Sherman committed four misdemeanor crimes: Misdemeanor criminal trespassing (second degree), malicious mischief (third degree), driving under the influence and resisting arrest (misdemeanors).
    oregonlive, 15 July 2021
  • Sherman originally faced several misdemeanor charges, including driving under the influence, reckless endangerment of roadway workers, second-degree criminal trespass, resisting arrest and third-degree malicious mischief.
    NBC News, 8 Mar. 2022

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